Hands down a local favorite! We usually go on Saturday or Sunday mornings. At this time it's usually pretty packed. I would suggest getting there as soon as you can to get a table seeing that you seat yourself if there is an available table. I love the Buffalo chips with their in house ranch. I'm a ranch connoisseur! Omelettes, home fries, Buffalo chips, pancakes, bacon egg and cheese biscuit, hamburgers, are some of my go to menu items. All depends what I'm in the mood for. Very friendly staff that is constantly on the go and ensuring you are well taken care of while dining in. read more

I wanted to like Lulus cafe so bad! I gave it two tries and both times I wanted more from the food. The service was great and the people are super nice so it hurts me to say anything bad! The food just lacked flavor. This place has so much potential but it tasted like everything came from a can. I will say I liked the portions! read more

Lulu’s Cafe - Turkey and dressing - Cafes Near Me - Estill Springs, Tennessee

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Still the best steak and eggs breakfast in town with superb service even if they are short staffed

Slooooooooooow. Waited an hour and and others sat after us got their food. Asked and no one knew anything. We got out bill about 15 minutes in and we left after 1 hour wait. We had water and that was it. Do not recommend since new owner took over. read more

Food was ok, since it's changed owners it's (different) not bad but not the best. When we visited they were severely short staffed so we waited almost 20 minutes just for our drinks, and then quite a long time for food. The waitress was apologetic, but also super stressed which made the environment stressed. We will give them another chance for sure, everyone has a bad day! read more

Decent place for a filling and hearty breakfast. The service was good, coffee was plentiful. We were seated under a vent and it got to be a bit chilly after a while (it was summer, so the AC was on). We will return, but will try to sit in another part of the restaurant. read more

Lulu’s Cafe - the entrance to the restaurant - Cafes Near Me - Estill Springs, Tennessee

One of the best meat & 3 places around. New owners made great improvements. Yum! Yum!

Great breakfast and lunch. Good service. Always clean. Broasted chicken is not to be missed. They also make amazing cakes, pies, and sides. Good meatloaf and hamburger steak as well. Like that there's almost entirely booths and most have outlets with USB ports. Nice touch. read more

The rudest servers and management I've ever encountered. We got there at 1:00, waited 45 mins for our food and they gave us to-go boxes within 5 mins of setting our plates down and told us to get out because they are closed. We saw the manager on the way out and thought he would like to know how his servers are treating people and he agreed with her. I will never go back here again and will be telling literally everyone I know how horrible and disgusting these people are. Spend your money elsewhere. read more

A small town diner off the main highway with great food, service and prices.my partner enjoyed the two orders of French toast and bacon, I had the Greek omelet. We ate everything. Looking forward to going back! read more

What's not to like? Looking for a tasty breakfast and friendly, attentive staff/service? This could be your place. I have never been disappointed! read more

Was great until we went to pay-was frustrating because they charged us $1.25 to make a buffalo chicken wrap that is on the menu on a bun or as a wrap, but no mention of a special charge. Tried to nickel and dime us over everything which was insane. Broccoli salad on verge of going bad. Server was sweet. Cute interior. Wish they wouldn't have tried to rip us off as we might have become regulars as we live about 1 mile away. read more

Only good if you catch them at a good time. If they're busy you can expect to wait an hour before gettin food. Also, forget about the service. They're understaffed servers brought us our food and it still took then almost 20 minutes to come back for refills. I'm very dissatisfied with the experience I had today. read more

Lulu’s Cafe - a bowl of scrambled eggs and bacon - Cafes Near Me - Estill Springs, Tennessee

The food here is just pure small town America. Chicken is their specialty and it's broasted. Broasted = what Colonel Sanders sold as the original KFC (they've long abandoned that) but LuLu's has it NAILED!!!! I had mashed potatoes, green beans and pickled beets. All were exactly as expected. Stop and give it a try. Nothing fancy. Sweet tea is excellent and the restrooms are clean read more

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This is a clean, well managed country roadside diner. The menu has lots of choices and the staff is super friendly! They have an outdoor patio in the back. If driving on the Tullahoma Highway this is a great spot, only open for breakfast and lunch. read more

Great food and friendly atmosphere. The owner always makes sure you are well taken care of.

Usually love this place. Unfortunately today, had worst service ever, although food was just as good as usual and server was pleasant. Didn't give us enough menus for our party of 4 and one child out of the gait... We were here WAY before the tables around us... put in a Togo order that we asked waitress to WAIT to put in. Our Togo came almost immediately and our breakfast came wayyyy after the tables around us AND they forgot an order of grits AND instead of hashbrowns gave chips. Barely checked on us for coffee, condiments was missing utensils for one in our party. Our waitress was named Mad and her co worker came over a couple of times to assure us our food would be coming. No gesture to accommodate us and all the inconveniences were made. Still paid full price and tipped 20%. We'll be back and hope next experience will be better. read more

Lulu’s Cafe - a cup of coffee and a plate of food - Cafes Near Me - Estill Springs, Tennessee

Great local restaurant. My family and I went for breakfast when we moved to town. Friendly people and tasty food. Definitely a local hangout! read more

We eat here pretty regularly when in the area. The service is always decent and the place never too busy. I enjoy their breakfast and the biscuits and gravy. They keep the coffee coming. I would recommend for breakfast. read more

Personal service was amazing the lunch plates great , the Gyro plate is the best I've had fresh ingredients, deserves 10 stars simply a great place and atmosphere to dine at I will return read more

Great breakfast!!! Big portions, very friendly, awesome service, casual. They also have big selection for lunch and the desserts are to die for. read more

We used to love coming here, but our last visit about a week ago has made us shift to going to other breakfast and lunch spots. Service is ok, you can hear the staff air their dirty laundry and the food has gone down hill drastically. read more

Had breakfast here Saturday morning, great service, hands down one of the best waitresses to ever wait on us. Great biscuits and gravy and the best home fries in the south. Very reasonable prices, can't wait to eat here again. Love Lulu's. read more

Super place to enjoy breakfast or lunch. Breakfast potatoes are special along with their country breakfast. Their lunches have a wide variety of meats and an exceptional long list of well prepared vegetables. Their meat and three is an exceptional value and always prepared to perfection. Their servers are very friendly and anxious to please, you will not feel neglected. read more

The service was great. My sister and I enjoyed our country fried steaks were kinda small but the gravy was good, and so was the grits, and the coffee was great. read more

So yummy! We all had the chicken casserole and two sides. The fudge pie was delicious!

Amazing food and super nice people! Hope everyone gets a chance to stop by here!! Thank you for being a good business!

Located right on the main road in Estill Springs, this little gem is worth the stop! Where to begin...the bacon is perfectly cooked, the plates are plentiful, the staff is quick and friendly. Go ahead and plan to take food home and make a second meal out of it because they give you SO MUCH! Breakfast is on point and offered all day in addition to the meat+3 type menu as well. We come out of our way to eat here at least once a month. It's that good! read more

I stopped in yesterday morning for breakfast. I chose a booth, had a seat, and waited for the server to come take my order. After 15 minutes I got up and walked out. The waitresses were not busy at all. Some of them just standing talking to customers. I am not going to beg them to wait on me. My money will spend somewhere else and Waffle House gladly took it. I'm not saying I will never go back because they do have good food if you can get it. read more

We stumbled across this place on accident and I'm so glad we did. The food and service was absolutely fantastic. It's definitely worth the stop. read more

I have been eating here regularly for about three years now and I have never been disappointed the food and service are always top notch. Its like the old school meat and three read more

I love this place. Great food and Miss Lulu is a sweetheart. BUT...it shouldn't take an hour to get breakfast food out of the kitchen. This place has gotten SLOWWWW...past three visits. There's another little breakfast place (Sunrise?) in Decherd just a bit South of Home Depot - a little farther for us to drive, but we will go there when we don't have an hour and a half for breakfast. Something's slow in the kitchen here. read more